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Utah Senate approves streamlined rules for charter school construction; sponsor says bill preserves safety standards
Summary
The Utah Senate passed the second substitute to House Bill 36 on Feb. 9, 2005, streamlining permitting for charter school construction while retaining statewide building‑code requirements and new requirements for local meetings about site impacts.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 9 approved the second substitute to House Bill 36, a measure that changes how charter school construction is reviewed and permits them as a permitted use in local zoning, supporters said.
Sponsor Senator Howard Stevenson said the bill does not change statewide building codes and "the codes that apply to charter public schools are the same building codes that apply to the regular district school buildings." He told colleagues the legislation "conforms the charter schools to the regulatory…
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